A
Dhoom
clicks
and
you
suddenly
spot
Hayabusas
speeding
away
in
every
third
Hindi
movie.
A
RACE
clicks
and
everyone
wants
to
attempt
a
thriller,
with
twists-n-turns
aplenty.
Chase
is
no
DHOOM,
nor
is
it
Race
either,
but
there's
a
feeling
of
dejÀ
vu
nonetheless.
Chase
begins
with
a
high-octane
chase
and
what
follows
are
several
twists-n-turns,
before
the
jigsaw
puzzle
is
solved.
But
the
question
is,
does
Chase
provide
those
adrenaline-pumping
moments?
Nope,
it
doesn't!
The
problem
is,
the
writing
relies
too
heavily
on
the
tried-n-tested
stuff,
which
robs
this
thriller
of
those
thrilling
moments.
Final
word?
Chase
is
akin
to
soda.
Opens
with
a
lot
of
fizz,
but
falls
flat
thereafter!
Sohail
[Anuuj
Saxena]
is
a
man
on
the
run.
DIG
Ranveer
[Rajesh
Khattar]
has
vested
interest
in
getting
to
the
bottom
of
a
murder
in
which
Sohail
is
involved.
Insp.
Siddharth
[Samir
Kochhar]
is
the
right
hand
of
the
DIG,
who
is
monitoring
Sohail's
actions.
Enter
Nupur
[Udita
Goswami],
who
is
involved
with
Sohail
closely.
The
other
players
of
this
chase
are
Surabhee
[Tarina
Patel],
Sohail's
love
interest
and
industrialist
Mr.
Khanna
[Aditya
Raj
Kapoor],
for
whom
money
is
the
solution
of
all
problems.
Also,
there
is
Anthony
D'Costa
[Gulshan
Grover],
who
is
also
in
search
for
the
truth.
The
hunt
for
Sohail
and
search
for
truth
takes
us
through
the
streets
of
Mumbai.
The
truth
has
the
potential
of
blowing
up
the
entire
political
system
apart.
Who
is
the
victim
and
who
is
the
criminal?
The
sole
aspect
you
carry
home
after
watching
Chase
are
the
high-octane
chase
sequences,
especially
the
one
at
the
very
start
of
the
film.
Otherwise,
Chase
harps
on
the
age-old
plot
where
an
innocent
man
is
framed
for
a
murder
he
hasn't
committed,
the
corrupt
cops
being
hand-in-glove
with
an
industrialist,
an
undercover
cop
who
doubles
up
as
a
seductress
and
the
journo-girlfriend
who
goes
that
extra
mile
to
save
her
boyfriend.
Besides,
there's
a
Live
sting
operation,
the
mandatory
songs
and
some
steamy
moments
and
a
stylish
video
towards
the
end.
Director
Jag
Mundhra
has
shot
a
few
sequences
well,
but
the
writing
doesn't
hold.
The
music
is
equally
functional.
Anuuj
tries
too
hard
to
act,
but
can't.
Udita
is
credible,
as
always.
Tarina
Patel
looks
ill
at
ease.
Gulshan
Grover
is
wasted.
Rajesh
Khattar
infuses
life
in
his
part.
He's
competent.
Ditto
for
Samir
Kochhar,
who's
equally
confident.
Aditya
Raj
Kapoor
is
quite
good.
On
the
whole,
Chase
lacks
face-value
as
well
as
merits.
Besides,
with
an
opposition
like
Housefull,
Chase
stands
no
chance.
Story first published: Friday, April 30, 2010, 10:16 [IST]